McKoi db error

Sat Mar 22 08:28:00 GMT 2003

Tom Tromey wrote:
> If readObject and writeObject aren't implemented, all serialization
> implementations are required to fall back on the default behavior.
> Are you saying that libgcj doesn't do this in some situation?

Yes, exactly. In certain cases when the writeObject method is not
implemented and the readObject method is. I've attached a testcase of
the bug.
> That would be a libgcj bug.

It feels like it.
> I don't know of any java.io bugs that would cause this behavior.
> It is possible that you've run into a serialization bug, however.
> The easiest way to tell would be to try to reduce it to a simple test

I'm communicating with the author, but it's extremely tedious to find
since there's a *lot* of code in between the writing and the reading
that fails. I'll keep you posted though.
> case. You could also look through gnats to see if there are other
> serialization bugs; maybe you've run into a known one. I'm afraid
> this is an area that hasn't gotten a lot of attention in the past.

Ok, thanks for the help.
Geert Bevin
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